Honegger: Le Roi David; Prélude, fugue et postlude; Monopartita; Napoléon; Le Chant de Nigamon; Prélude pour la "Phædre" / Marius Constant / Charles Dutoit / Jeanine Collard / Christiane Eda-Pierre / Eric Tappy / Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Honegger: Le Roi David; Prélude, fugue et postlude; Monopartita; Napoléon; Le Chant de Nigamon; Prélude pour la "Phædre" / Marius Constant / Charles Dutoit / Jeanine Collard / Christiane Eda-Pierre / Eric Tappy / Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 

Disc 1


Le roi David, oratorio (Action musicale) for narrator, 3 solo voices, 2 choruses & orchestra, H37c

1 - Part 1. Introduction      2:13

2 - Part 1. The Song of David, the Shepherd      1:44

3 - Part 1. Psalm: All praise to Him - Fanfare      2:01

4 - Part 1. Song of Victory      0:24

5 - Part 1. March      2:02

6 - Part 1. Psalm: In the Lord I put my trust      1:58

7 - Part 1. Psalm: O had I the wings of a dove      3:21

8 - Part 1. Song of the Prophets      1:41

9 - Part 1. Psalm: Pity me, Lord!      2:49

10- Part 1. Saul's Camp      2:18

11- Part 1. Psalm: God the Lord shall be my light       1:42

12- Part 1. Incantation      2:35

13- Part 1. March of the Philistines       1:32

14- Part 1. Lament of Gilboa       5:08

15- Part 2. Song of the Daughters of Israel       1:45

16- Part 2. The Dance before the Ark       10:27

17- Part 3. Now my voice in song upsoaring       1:34

18- Part 3. Song of the Handmaid        1:55

19- Part 3. Psalm of Penitence        2:44

20- Part 3. Psalm: Behold, in evil I was born        4:31

21- Part 3. Psalm: O shall I raise mine eyes unto the mountains       1:46

22- Part 3. The Song of Ephraim       1:03

23- Part 3. March of the Hebrews       2:32

24- Part 3. Psalm: Thee will I love, o Lord       2:46

25- Part 3. Psalm: In my distress       1:23

26- Part 3. The Crowning of Solomon       2:01

27- Part 3. The Death of David      5:35


Performer:  Jeanine Collard (Mezzo Soprano), Christiane Eda-Pierre (Soprano), Eric Tappy (Tenor),
Jean Desailly (Spoken Vocals)
Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1921; France 



Disc 2

1 - Prélude, fugue, postlude, for orchestra (extracted from Amphion), H. 71a       13:49

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1948; France 


2 - Monopartita, for orchestra in F sharp minor, H. 204       12:51

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1951; France 


Prélude pour La Tempête, prelude for orchestra, H. 48a

3 - Prelude       4:22

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra 


Napoléon, film score suite for orchestra, H64

4 - Les Ombres       2:50

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1927; France 


5 - Le Chant de Nigamon, for orchestra, H16       10:29

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1917; France 


Phaedre, incidental music for 8 female vocalists & orchestra, H61

6 - Imprecation de Thesee       1:30

7 - Prelude       5:29

8 - Mort de Phaedre       3:08

Conductor:  Marius Constant
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1926


9 - Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H31      8:16

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1920; France


10- Mouvement symphonique No. 3, for orchestra, H83       9:42

Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1932-1933; France 

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Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Seven Romances On Poems Of Alexander Blok / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach (FLAC)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Seven Romances On Poems Of Alexander Blok / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach 

  Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
        Conductor – Christoph Eschenbach
        Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra


1 Moderato - Allegro Non Troppo 17:37

2 Allegretto 5:49

3 Largo 16:26

4 Allegro Non Troppo 12:23



Seven Romances On Poems Of Alexander Blok
        Cello – Hai-Ye Ni
        Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Yvonne Naef
        Piano – Christoph Eschenbach
        Violin – Juliette Kang


5 Ophelia's Song 3:01

6 Gamayun, Bird Of Prophecy 3:47

7 That Troubled Night... 3:22

8 Deep In Sleep 3:05

9 The Storm 2:06

10 Secret Signe 4:40

11 Music 5:36




    Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
    Design, Layout – Eduardo Nestor Gomez
    Engineer [Balance], Edited By – Jean-Marie Geijsen
    Executive-Producer – Kevin Kleinmann
    Liner Notes – Christopher H. Gibbs
    Photography By – Eric Brissaud
    Producer [Recording] – Martha De Francisco

    Live recordings: Philadelphia, Verizon Hall, September 2006 (Symphony No. 5) & Perelman Theater, May 2007 (Seven Romances) 





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Shankar: Sitar Concertos And Other Works / Ravi Shankar / Yehudi Menuhin / London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta (2 CD) (FLAC)

Shankar: Sitar Concertos And Other Works / Ravi Shankar / Yehudi Menuhin / London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta  

Disc 1

1.1 Morning Love
        Flute – Jean-Pierre Rampal Tambura [Tanpura] – Kamala Chakravarti 12:06


1.2 Raga Piloo
        Tambura [Tanpura] – Kamala Chakravarti   14:36


1.3 Prabhati (Based On Raga Gunkali) 4:06


Concerto For Sitar & Orchestra

1.4 I: Raga Khamaj 14:18

1.5 II: Raga Sindhi Bhairavi 6:13

1.6 III: Raga Adana 3:29

1.7 IV: Raga Manj Khamaj 15:35





Disc 2

2.1 Raga: Purlya Kalyan 11:41

2.2 Swara-Kakali 8:41


Raga Mala - A Garland Of Ragas (Concerto No.2 For Sitar & Orchestra)

2.3 I: Lalit (Presto) 16:32

2.4 II: Bairagi (Moderato) 8:07

2.5 III: Yaman Kalyan (Moderato) 14:31

2.6 IV: Mian Ki Malhar (Allegro) 12:46





    Bongos – Terence Emery (tracks: 1.4 to 1.7)
    Composed By – Ravi Shankar
    Conductor – André Previn (tracks: 1.4 to 1.7), Zubin Mehta (tracks: 2.3 to 2.6)
    Engineer [Balance] – Christopher Parker (tracks: 1.4 to 1.7, 2.3 to 2.6), Frank Abbey (tracks: 1.2), Jean Claude Lefèvre* (tracks: 1.1), Neville Boyling (tracks: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2)
    Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra* (tracks: 2.3 to 2.6), London Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: 1.4 to 1.7)
    Producer – Christopher Bishop (tracks: 1.4 to 1.7), John Fraser (tracks: 2.3 to 2.6), John Mordler (tracks: 1.1), Robert Arnold (3) (tracks: 1.2), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (tracks: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2)
    Remastered By – Simon Gibson
    Sitar – Ravi Shankar (tracks: 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 to 2.6)
    Tabla – Alla Rakha (tracks: 1.1 to 1.3)
    Violin – Yehudi Menuhin (tracks: 1.2, 1.3, 2.2)







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Walton: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; Symphonies 1 & 2; 2 Overtures / Paavo Berglund / Bernard Haitink / André Previn / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / The London Symphony Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Walton: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; Symphonies 1 & 2; 2 Overtures / Paavo Berglund / Bernard Haitink / André Previn / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / The London Symphony Orchestra

Disc 1

Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor

1-1 1. Allegro assai 16:18

1-2 2. Presto. con malizia 6:41

1-3 3. Andante con malinconia 14:09

1-4 4. Maestoso - Brioso ed ardentemente 14:03

Philharmonia Orchestra

Bernard Haitink, conductor



Cello Concerto

1-5 Moderato 6:53

1-6 Allegro appassionato 6:30

1-7 Tema ed improvvisazioni: Lento; Allegro moderato 13:26

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Paavo Berglund, conductor





Disc 2

Symphony No. 2

2-1 Allegro molto 8:39

2-2 Lento assai 10:03

2-3 Passacaglia: Tema - Risoluto 8:54


2-4 Portsmouth Point, overture for orchestra 5:40


2-5 Scapino, comedy overture for orchestra 8:50

London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn, conductor



Violin Concerto

2-6 Andante tranquillo 11:30

2-7 Presto capriccioso alla Napolitana 6:44

2-8 Vivace 13:00

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Paavo Berglund, conductor


    Cello – Paul Tortelier (tracks: 1-5 - 1-7)
    Engineer [Balance] – Christopher Parker, Neville Boyling, Stuart Eltham
    Liner Notes – Julian Haylock
    Photography [Cover] – Derek Allen (4)
    Producer – Christopher Bishop, David Mottley, John Mordler
    Remastered By – Allan Ramsay
    Violin – Ida Haendel (tracks: 2-6 - 2-8)


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Henze: Symphonie 7 - Barcarola Per Grande Orchestra / Simon Rattle / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (FLAC)

Henze: Symphonie 7 - Barcarola Per Grande Orchestra / Simon Rattle / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra  

1 Barcarola Per Grande Orchestra 21:30


        Symphonie Nr. 7

2 I: Tanz – Lebhaft Und Beseelt 10:58

3 II: Ruhig Bewegt 12:42

4 III: Unablässig In Bewegung 5:12

5 IV: Ruhig, Verhalten 9:29




    Composed By Hans Werner Henze
    Conductor – Simon Rattle* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
    Orchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Producer – David R. Murray

  
    Barcarola per grande orchestra (1979)
    Symphonie Nr. 7 (1983/84)

    Recorded live: 25.V.1992, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
    Recorded in the presence of the composer





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Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre / Paul Goodwin / SWR-Rundfunk-Orchester Kaiserslautern (FLAC)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre / Paul Goodwin / SWR-Rundfunk-Orchester Kaiserslautern

Burleske Musik; Für Flöte, Klarinette, Fagott, Horn, Trompete, Posaune, Schlagzeug Und Klavier (1931)

1 Vorspiel. Lebhaft - Schwer 1:34

2 Schneller Tanz - Intermezzo (Trio). Etwas Langsamer 3:13

3 Langsamer Tanz 3:08

4 Marsch 2:03


Konzert Für Klavier, Bläser Und Schlagzeug (1953)

5 Andante Et Rondeau Varié (I), Andante Con Moto - Allegro Leggiero 4:11

6 Mélodie. Langsam Und Ruhig - Lebhafter (Erregt), Secco E Ritmico - Agitato - Tempo I 6:46

7 Rondeau Varié (II). Allegro, Secco E Ritmico 4:03


Concerto Funebre

8 Introduction (Largo) 1:27

9 Adagio 7:05

10 Allegro Di Molto 7:43

11 Choral (Langsamer Marsch). Breit 3:44


Konzert Für Viola Und Klavier Begleitet Von Bläsen Und Schalgzeug (1954-55)

12 Rondo. Andante Con Moto - Allegro 9:44

13 Mélodie. Impetuoso - Andante Tranquillo - Lebhaft - Fugato - Tempo I (Andante Tranquillo) 9:43

14 Rondo Varié. Allgero 5:26



Composed By – Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Directed By – Paul Goodwin 
Engineer – Rainer Neumann
Mastered By – Ralf Kolbinger
Orchestra – SWR-Rundfunk-Orchester Kaiserslautern
Piano – Florian Uhlig (tracks: 12 to 14), Yorck Kronenberg (tracks: 1 to 7)
Viola – Elisabeth Kufferath (tracks: 12 to 14)
Violin – Benjamin Schmid (tracks: 8 to 11)

Recorded: SWR Studio, Kaiserslautern 
- 1 to 4: 1st September, 2004 
- 5 to 7: 5th - 6th February 2004 
- 8 to 11: 23rd - 24th April 2007 
- 12 to 14: 25th - 27th April 2007





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Guillaume Lekeu: Oeuvres Orchestrales, Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 / Pierre Bartholomée / Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie des Guides / Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège (2 CD) (FLAC)

Guillaume Lekeu: Oeuvres Orchestrales, Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 / Pierre Bartholomée / Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie des Guides / Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège

CD 1 / Vol. 1

Prelude to Act II of "Barberine" (unfinished opera), for orchestra

1 - Act 2. Prélude      8:38


2 - Chant de triomphale délivrance (Symphonic Etude No. 1)      9:18


Hamlet (Symphonic Etude No. 2)

3 - 1re Partie: Hamlet      13:23


Ophélie (Symphonic Etude No. 2)

4 - 1e Partie: Ophélie      6:56


5 - Fantasy on Two Popular Angevin Airs for orchestra (or piano 4-hands)      13:02


6 - Adagio for orchestral quartet      12:27

CD 2 / Vol. 2


1 - Ophélie (Symphonic Etude No. 2)      9:31

2 - Épithalame, for strings, 3 trombones & organ      10:57

3 - Larghetto for solo cello & ensemble      9:20

4 - Introduction & Adagio, for Tuba & Wind Orchestra      9:29

5 - Fantaisie Contrapuntistique sur un Cramignon Liègois, for chamber orchestra      7:02

6 - Chant Lyrique, for chorus & orchestra      6:07  








Katina Avgouloupis Photography
Pierre Bartholomée Conductor
Charles Baudelaire Text
Edgar Degas Illustrations
Carl Delbart Tuba
Bernard Foccroulle Organ
H. de Fourcaud Text
Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie des Guides
Marie Hallynck Cello
François Lahaut Cover Photo
Jérôme Lejeune Artistic Director, Liner Notes, Producer
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège  
Peter Lockwood Liner Note Translation
Marthe Lorrain Photography
José Mascart Photography







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Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Der Ring des Polykrates / Klauspeter Seibel / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (FLAC)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Der Ring des Polykrates / Klauspeter Seibel / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Der Ring des Polykrates, opera, Op 7

1 - Scene 1. Lieserl!      3:34

2 - Scene 2. Geliebtes Weib!      8:08

3 - Scene 3. Herr Hofkapellmeister      2:06

4 - Scene 4. Er kommt!      5:52

5 - Scene 5. Wohnlich, behaglich, fürwahr ganz charmant      2:46

6 - Scene 6. Da bist Du ja!      11:55

7 - Scene 7. Wie lang sah ich Dich nicht, wie lang!      17:10

8 - Scene 8. Erst ist Eines zu erled'gen       13:17

9 - Scene 9. Der Ring des Polykrates!       3:38

10- Scene 10. Glück ist Mut      1:40






   
Beate Bilandzija Soprano (Vocal)
Kirsten Blanck Soprano (Vocal)
Ute Boeters Photography
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin  
Horst Dittberner Executive Producer
Joachim Gandras Photography
Dietrich Henschel Baritone (Vocal)
Helge Jörns Recording Supervision
Anne Klasen Digital Mastering
Gustav Klimt Cover Painting
Thomas Krebs Photography
Sophie Liwszyc Liner Note Translation
Hans Martin Engineer
Andreas K.W. Meyer Liner Notes
Susan Marie Praeder Liner Note Translation, Text Translation
Olaf Rothe Design
Jurgen Sacher Tenor (Vocal)
Burkhard Schmilgun Executive Producer
Klauspeter Seibel Conductor 
Endrik Wottrich Tenor (Vocal) 





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